b'Lead AngleEVERYTHING EVERYWHEREA side from being an Oscar-winning movie,its bylaws to include any North American Everything Everywhere All at Oncemanufacturer and/or remanufacturer of seems to me to be a good way to describecutting tools, as well as post-fabrication tool how the industry is bouncing back. Not onlysurface treatment providers. The groups 80-is cutting tool consumption continuing toplus member companies belong to seven grow, but I feel like my trade show schedule isproduct divisions: carbide tooling, drill and returning to pre-pandemic proportions. Thatreamer, milling cutter, PCD and PCBN, tap said, let me share a few thoughts about severaland die, toolholder and all other tooling.subjects and events that have me happily reeling from the feeling that everythingEasteceverywhere is happening all at once. Just a reminder that Eastec 2023 takes place May 16-18 in West Springfield, Cutting Tool Market Report Massachusetts. Check out the Eastec preview Shortly after going to press with our Marchon Page 56 for more information. And if you issue, I received a news release for theplan on attending, please consider stopping latest Cutting Tool Market Report, which isby our booth (No. 5614) for a free Cutting Tool produced by the U.S. Cutting Tool InstituteEngineering baseball cap.and The Association for Manufacturing Technology. In last months issue, you mayLetter to the Editorrecall, I wrote about how the November 2022We still get letters to the editor from CTMR results revealed steady growth in year- readers, though fewer than in past years. One to-date cutting tool consumption over 2021particular letter is worthy of special attention through the final several months of 2022. U.S.because it emphasizes the importance of cutting tool consumption through the endemployee training. Heres a quick snippet:of November 2022 reached a year-to-dateI just read Christopher Tates September total of $2 billion, which represented a 10.4%2022 article, Training Is Expensive, But So increase over the same period in 2021. Is Not Training. Mr. Tate has hit the nail on Im happy to report that the Decemberthe head.So many companies, including 2022 CTMR results maintained that upwarda few I have worked for, have neglected this trend. Through the end of December, cuttingimportant function of recruiting and retaining tool consumption reached a year-to-dategood talent. They refuse to spend time, in total of $2.2 billion, which represents a 10.8%their view money, on training the new talent increase over 2021. they bring on board with their specific ways. Then when the talent finds greener pastures USCTI or a better situation, they go.Again, thank Speaking of the U.S. Cuttingyou, Christopher, for bringing this subject Tool Institute, I encourageback to the light again. Lets keep making you to watch the groups newcompanies aware of this. Maybe we can turn membership recruitment videothings around!CTE(scan the QR code), which was recorded during USCTIs 2022 fall meeting.about the author USCTI works to represent, promote and expand the U.S. cutting tool industry and toDennis Spaeth is CEO and promote the benefits of buying American- publisher of CTE. Contact him made cutting tools manufactured by itsat 847-714-0176 or dspaeth@members. The institute recently expandedctemedia.com.4APRIL 2023LeadAngle.indd 4 3/17/23 11:39 AM'